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so
Anoun
sol, soh, so
 the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
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Badjective
in order(p), so(p)
 marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so"
so(p), truthful
 conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"
Cadverb
indeed, so
 in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!"
then, so, and so, and then
 subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
so
 in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"
thus, thusly, so
 in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
so
 to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my head aches so!"
so
 (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"
so
 in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
so
 to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
so
 in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"

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